Monthly Archives: November 2015

If you’ve heard of PlasmaCar, you know this is an awesome toy! If not, it’s time to climb out from under that rock!

PlasmaCar is an amazing kid-powered ride on toy that they won’t get enough of! It’s driven by inertia, centrifugal force and friction, which means no batteries, gears, pedals or power cords!

And the cool part…us grown-ups can ride it too! (As long as you’re under 220lbs, that is.)

Our kids love it! They are normally fighting over whose turn it is, but on the rare occasion, they to ride it together, taking turns on who does the steering.

Check out these fun, innovative toys at PlasmaCar.com and if you need to find some more toys for the kiddos on your Christmas shopping list, go to PlaSmartToys.com where you will find toys that will occupy, entertain and educate them!

{{The GIVEAWAY}}

We have a PlasmaCar to giveaway to one lucky Raincity Parent reader!! This contest runs until December 6th, 2015 and is open to residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) and the US. Please enter via the Rafflecopter link below.

The North Pole BC is the Fraser Valleys premier family Christmas attraction. The 2015 season will be the second year that Santa Claus and his Elves have transformed the space at the Tradex in Abbotsford BC into a magical Christmas village loaded with interactive displays, hands on activities and live entertainment to keep the entire family entertained.

Photo credit: North Pole BC

The North Pole BC Festival of Christmas runs select days from December 4th through to December 23rd, 2015. Tickets are on sale now through the North Pole BC website. ( www.northpolebc.com)
Visits are to be pre-booked on-line to avoid disappointment as time slots do sell out quickly.

For the past several months, our daughter has watched as her friends started losing their baby teeth.

She has been pining and I think secretly wiggling her teeth in the hopes of one becoming loose enough.

Yesterday it happened. One of her bottom front chompers became loose!

She freaked out! “Mom! I taste blood!” And the tears began.

By the end of school, the tooth was super wiggly and bleeding more. She was panicking!

Within 5 minutes, one of her afterschool playmates came running over yelling at me, “Her tooth fell out!” And our little lady, tears streaming down her face and blood coming from her mouth, arrived at my side.

I wanted to do something different than just a Tooth Fairy pillow, like I had when I was a kid. It may have been more along the lines of…the failure of having the ability to channel my inner ninja after a glass or two of “the kids are finally asleep” wine, and not wanting to have to try to sneak into her room, get under her pillow and do the ol’ swapperoo without waking her.

Months ago, I bought all the pieces to create our own Tooth Fairy Door, but I thought that I had more time before we needed it. Apparently, time waits for no one, so last night I stayed up late painting and assembling it.

Taaa daaa!

We’re ready for you Tooth Fairy!

So what’s the going rate for the Tooth Fairy these days? I’d love to see what you when your kiddos lose their teeth!

Clearly we were missing out, because now as a parent, I LOVE to bake! I was chatting with my Mum the other day and she told me that she had made a Wacky Cake. I remember eating this when I was a kid and it was soooooo good! Especially when you kept it in the fridge. The icing stiffened up like butter and was amazing when you took a bite!

Wacky Cake, Crazy Cake or Depression Cake is a type of cake that was commonly made during the Great Depression. The ingredients include little or no milk, sugar, butter or eggs, because the ingredients were then either expensive or hard to obtain. It’s super moist and über yummy!

Mix first 5 dry ingredients in a large bowl. Make 3 depressions in dry ingredients. Pour vinegar in one depression, vanilla in the other and the vegetable oil in third larger depression. Pour water over all. Mix well until smooth.

Bake on middle rack of oven for 35 minutes. Oven baking times will vary, so check with toothpick to make sure it comes out clean. Cool.

From now until Christmas, Kaboodles Toy Store is running their annual toy drive in support of the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau, who supports families who can’t afford gifts for their children’s. You can participate in the toy drive by bringing in any unwrapped toy, or you can purchase some from any of the Kaboodles Toy Store locations, and receive a 10% discount when you do! All gifts collected will be delivered to the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau who will pass them on to families in need.

In the spirit of giving…Kaboodles Toy Stores have given us a LEGO® DC Comics Super Heroes Black Manta Deep Sea Strike play set to give away to one lucky Raincity Parent reader! Contest open to Canadian residents only (excluding Quebec), ending December 6th, 2015. Enter via the Rafflecopter link below.

To Make the Topping
⅔ cups rolled oats
¼ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons butter
¼ cup pecans, chopped
Dash of saltInstructions:
Lightly grease an 8 x 8 inch square baking dish or spray with cooking spray. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
To make the filling add the cubed apples and pears to a large bowl and toss with the lemon juice. Stir in the remaining ingredients and mix very well. Add to the prepared baking pan and bake for 30 minutes or until the fruits have softened, stirring once halfway through.
Meanwhile, prepare the topping by mixing all topping ingredients together with your fingertips until coarse crumbs form.
Remove the dish from the oven and stir the fruit well. Top with the oat crumble and bake for another 15 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to cool for 15 minutes before serving warm.

Serve this up solo or add a dollop of whipped cream or scoop of ice cream.

Take a trip over Canada and up to the North Pole in search of Santa’s right-hand men and ladies with FlyOver Canada! You may even be delighted by some yummy smells as you fly over the Gingerbread Factory!

While you’re there, you will be treated to the following:

• Santa Claus himself will be on site to greet guests and hear their Christmas wish list, December 12, 13, 19, and 21 – 24.

• Live musical performances by community, school, and group choirs will take place between 12pm and 3pm throughout the month of December.

FlyOver Canada ticket holders will get the chance to enjoy the Vancouver Christmas Market for 50% off the regular General Admission price between November 22nd and December 24th. Simply show your 2015 Christmas at FlyOver Canada ticket at the Vancouver Christmas Market entrance in order to receive the discount. Valid for purchase at the market only.